Saturday, February 18
USAFA, CO
9:00 am MT
Air Force Academy
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NCAA Qualifier
No. 8 Air Force hosts NCAA Qualifier, Feb. 18
2/16/2023 2:05:00 PM | Rifle
This Week: Air Force, ranked eighth in the nation, hosts an NCAA Qualifer, Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Cadet Rifle Range. The match will start at 9 am MT. Live scoring will be available at MegaLink.
Last Competition: Air Force placed fourth at the Patriot Rifle Conference Championships, Feb. 5, in Fairbanks, Alaska. A pair of Falcons earned all-conference honors in air rifle as sophomore Lauren Hurley placed third and junior Peninah D'Souza placed sixth. Both Hurley and D'Souza shot a 596 in the air rifle competition to qualify for the final round. Hurley earned air rifle all-conference honors for the second time in her career. D'Souza earned all-conference for the first time. TCU, ranked No. 1 in the nation, won the PRC title with an aggregate score of 4750. No. 2 Alaska was second (4749) and No. 6 Nebraska was third (4724). Air Force, ranked seventh in the nation. used a strong showing in air rifle to jump Ohio State and finish fourth in the league with a team score of 4708. The Buckeyes, ranked 11th in the nation, finished fifth (4694) and UTEP was sixth (4567). Air Force placed fourth for the second straight year. The team score of 4708 is the highest in the PRC Championship since that same score won the league title in 2019. The 4708 is the fourth highest score for the Falcons this season and the second highest road score of the year.
Top Performances: Junior Dante Aletto posted career highs of 579 smallbore and 1169 aggregate (at OSU) and 593 air rifle (President's Cup and Citadel). Junior Peninah D'Souza's 587 smallbore and 1186 aggregate against TCU were her career highs. Sophomore Lauren Hurley set career highs in smallbore (587 at Citadel), air rifle (600 at Ohio State) and aggregate (1182 at Ohio State). Junior Morgan Kreb's 590 in smallbore against WVU/TCU was her career high. Freshman Victoria Leppert shot career highs of 581 smallbore and 1173 aggregate against TCU and a 594 air rifle at Nebraska. Sophomore Scott Rockett's season highs in smallbore (589) and aggregate (1186) came against TCU while his season-high 598 air rifle was shot twice this season. Senior Jordan Williams' smallbore career high (587) and aggregate season high (1181) came at Akron while his season high 595 in air rifle came at the President's Trophy.
National Rankings: Sophomore Lauren Hurley's perfect score of 600 in air rifle against Ohio State (Nov. 20) is one of just six perfect scores on the season. Junior Peninah D'Souza's 599 in air rifle (Oct. 2) is tied as the seventh best in the nation.
Last Competition: Air Force placed fourth at the Patriot Rifle Conference Championships, Feb. 5, in Fairbanks, Alaska. A pair of Falcons earned all-conference honors in air rifle as sophomore Lauren Hurley placed third and junior Peninah D'Souza placed sixth. Both Hurley and D'Souza shot a 596 in the air rifle competition to qualify for the final round. Hurley earned air rifle all-conference honors for the second time in her career. D'Souza earned all-conference for the first time. TCU, ranked No. 1 in the nation, won the PRC title with an aggregate score of 4750. No. 2 Alaska was second (4749) and No. 6 Nebraska was third (4724). Air Force, ranked seventh in the nation. used a strong showing in air rifle to jump Ohio State and finish fourth in the league with a team score of 4708. The Buckeyes, ranked 11th in the nation, finished fifth (4694) and UTEP was sixth (4567). Air Force placed fourth for the second straight year. The team score of 4708 is the highest in the PRC Championship since that same score won the league title in 2019. The 4708 is the fourth highest score for the Falcons this season and the second highest road score of the year.
Top Performances: Junior Dante Aletto posted career highs of 579 smallbore and 1169 aggregate (at OSU) and 593 air rifle (President's Cup and Citadel). Junior Peninah D'Souza's 587 smallbore and 1186 aggregate against TCU were her career highs. Sophomore Lauren Hurley set career highs in smallbore (587 at Citadel), air rifle (600 at Ohio State) and aggregate (1182 at Ohio State). Junior Morgan Kreb's 590 in smallbore against WVU/TCU was her career high. Freshman Victoria Leppert shot career highs of 581 smallbore and 1173 aggregate against TCU and a 594 air rifle at Nebraska. Sophomore Scott Rockett's season highs in smallbore (589) and aggregate (1186) came against TCU while his season-high 598 air rifle was shot twice this season. Senior Jordan Williams' smallbore career high (587) and aggregate season high (1181) came at Akron while his season high 595 in air rifle came at the President's Trophy.
National Rankings: Sophomore Lauren Hurley's perfect score of 600 in air rifle against Ohio State (Nov. 20) is one of just six perfect scores on the season. Junior Peninah D'Souza's 599 in air rifle (Oct. 2) is tied as the seventh best in the nation.
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